“It’s huge. It’s awesome.” Those were the words of Chattahoochee Hills Mayor Tom Reed in describing the approval by Fulton County for the creation of the Chattahoochee Hills Charter School expected to open in August 2013.

The news of the approval was something the residents of Chatt Hills will cherish for years to come. It is something they have been wanting even before the city came into existence in late 2007.

The school is expected to begin operations for grades K-5 with the idea of eventually expanding to accommodate grades K-8. Read More»

It was a presentation designed to show school teachers how the combined efforts of a school system, law enforcement, the judicial system and the community can work together to tackle issues related to criminal violations at schools.

The June 11 presentation at the Wyndham Conference Center in Peachtree City led by Fayette County Assistant Superintendent Sam Sweat, Attendance and Discipline Coordinator C.W. Campbell and District Attorney Scott Ballard was part of the three-day Summer Leadership Conference sponsored by the Griffin Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA). Read More»

The Coweta County Board of Education recently recognized four local winners of the 2012 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair. Victoria George of Newnan High School, Tyler Sisk of Northgate High School, and Katherine Keller and Melody Kiser of Lee Middle School, were honored by the board for their achievements at the competition. Read More»

Our Lady of Mercy Class of 2012

Allen C. Acejas

Bryn P. Ambrose

Ugochukwu Anumudu

Kiera K. Baity

Karli L. Balco

Trizna E. Banos

Mary Ashlyn Bodkin

Justin L. Bradshaw

Emma A. Bush

Alexandria G. Campbell

Massimiliano Capezzuto

Charles C. Chaney

Aisling M. Cleary

Charles Collier

Alvin H. Darden

Bolden N. Davis

Cassandra M. Denny

Erin A. Dolman

Christopher D. Donnay

Ivori K. Douglas

Marcus J. Drummer

William Dunphy
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